Now this rare variant of He-Man is pretty tough to find, so tough that the only place you're likely to find him is in the Royal Palace trash. (Or at Mattycollector.com.) But for those of you lucky enough to find him on the shelves of specialty stores or buy him off said website, you'll have to beware that you don't end up buying the original He-Man instead.
For you see, there are very minute differences that make this He-Man variant very unique in his own right. If not for these, they'd look so alike that even the real Masters of the Universe wouldn't even be able to tell them apart. But we are way smarter! For example, did you notice the bluish tone to his shin? Yup, that's the first clue that this guy is not simply the original re-release.Other differences include the slightly red-brown hair, red eyes (betcha almost missed that), and get this--if you look closely enough, you'll see that his leather harness is not He-man's, but a repainted version of Skeletor's!
I got this funky variant at a good local price of S$45 (US$32),which is a good $5-8 under the usual prices at the local specialty stores. Upon cracking the package open, I discovered that he's got a VHS tape player on his chest! That's a sweet Easter egg of a difference to set him apart for your average original He-Man release.Also, don't be thrown off by the name they give you one the package--Faker. This guy's the real deal! He's really He-Man! He's the truest, most original He-Man variant you'll ever find. He's so close to the real thing that you might even think of him as a genuine fake. Don't believe it? Well, click on and see, non-true-believers!
